Humat Dijlah
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Humat Dijlah (English, "The protectors of Dijlah", Arabic حماة نهر دجلة) is an Iraqi non-governmental organization created in 2008.[1]. Its objective is to raise awareness about the environmental risks in Iraq, in particular regarding the water resources[2]. The association aspires to organise actions and initiatives that protect the natural heritage of the Dijlah and Tigris Rivers in Iraq, with its historical extension and vital depth for the inhabitants of Mesopotamia[3][4]. The association has the status of non-government organisation and works based on volunteer work in order to create awareness and promote issues of environmental and water conservation. Their actions have included the protection of Iraqi marshes[5] and the oil pollution of Chat Al-Arab[6]. Their activity are mainly organised throygh social networks with a weak support of local and national authorities in Iraq. The director of Humat Dijlah is Salman Khairallah, a member of the iraqi social forum. He is often the subject of threats from militias and tribes and has been arrested many times[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Environmental Activism and the Search for Inspiration". Youth4Nature.
- ↑ "The activists defending the Tigris and Euphrates, in the birthplace of civilisation". LifeGate. May 1, 2019.
- ↑ "Planetary Security Initiative holds the first-ever climate security dialogue in South Iraq | Planetary Security Initiative". www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org.
- ↑ "Step 4 Climate – humat dijlah".
- ↑ "UN project hopes to preserve Iraq's marshlands - Al-Monitor: The Pulse of the Middle East". www.al-monitor.com.
- ↑ "Troubled Waters: Documenting Pollution of Iraq's Shatt Al-Arab River". bellingcat. November 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Arbitrary detention of Salman Khairallah and Omar Al-Amri". Front Line Defenders. December 13, 2019.
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